8. Chapter 8 - The Imperial Stardust (1/2)

an: well, time to do these reviews

diabolic tracer:

the intro, ending and qotc all came from other ygo fanfics i liked, so i decided to see how they'd work in my story

thanks. i received some crit early on about copying the duels, so i try to make the duels as different as possible

yeah, i guess they are pretty long. not sure if it's how long the intros are, or just how short my chapters are.

well, like i said, the idea of the intro's from another fic, and i duplicated what was done there, which included the japanese lyrics.

all right, with all that out of the way, please enjoy the story

3rd person pov:

"so do you have a plan to win this time?"

"of course i do! yema sakaki will never see it coming!"

in lds tower in a small lounge, shingo sawatari sits on a couch, talking with his three loyal goons.

a

own haired girl gazes up at the lds tower from outside, still in awe of her new surroundings. pulling out a picture of a green haired girl, the girl closes her eyes before placing the picture back into her pocket. grabbing her helmet off the floor, she climbs onto the nearby red motorcycle and zooms off.

[play yu-gi-oh arc-v opening 1, believexbelieve]

biribu x biribu biri-biri-biri badizu!

(believe x believe, electric buddies!)

several flashes of different colors came across the screen, showing both yema and yuko in several different poses, before a red jacket swiped across the screen, and it zoomed out, showing yuko holding his jacket over his shoulder, with yema absentmindedly playing on her duel disk as an action card

iefly appeared behind him before flipping over, creating four cards of different colors all showing silhouettes of the two twins standing together, before scattering to show the logo, as two pendulums swung behind it, with the background switching between different

ight colors as pictures of yuzu, gongenzaka, shozou, yoko, ayu, futoshi, tatsuya and sora appeared.

yu-gi-oh arc-v

the twin pendulums

yu! kachi make janai saikyo no kādo

(you! you are the ultimate card, it's not about winning or losing)

yuko's duel disk was shown, before scrolling down, past his red and black goggles which gleamed in the light, to the show the duelist swinging his duel disk around his body

yu! supido zenkai harahara on za gēmu

(you! your heart is racin', full speed ahead on the game)

the blade of yuko's duel disk was shown right before he placed down time stallion, and mounted it when it appeared

dan-dan-dan-dan dan! dan! dan! dan!

(step by step, step by step, done, done, done, done)

several monsters were shown from both twin's decks, including time golem, star swordsman and aquarius the star bearer

dan-dan-dan-dan dan! dan! dan! dan!

(step by step, step by step, done, done, done, done!)

more monsters from their decks were shown like time wizard, star

eaker magician and star sorceress, who used her staff to create a blinding light that enveloped the screen

yureru ma ma ma maindo

(mah, mah, mah mind is swingin')

the glow faded to show yuko and yema standing back to back both pendants glowing, before they both raised theirs arms to the sky

tamashi no pendyuramu kyukyo ku no konfyujon

(the pendulum of the soul, the ultimate confusion)

up above the twins, stargazer and timegazer were in the pendulum zones floating in the sky, with both pendants swinging between the magicians before a portal opened and three glowing monsters flew out

shodo ga gotto itto gotto itto

(got it, got it, got my impulses under control)

shingo was shown smirking while holding rocket dart striker, power dart striker and ultimate dart striker

shobu wa gachi gachi honki reboryushon

(this match is no joke, an all-out revolution)

another man with grey hair and glasses appeared, reflecting the light and pushed them up his nose, showing his eyes, which immediately changed to show time golem, star swordsman and time stallion all being summoned at the same time

(jasuto burēkin' za woru... x2)

(just

eakin' the wall…x2)

a green glow appeared on screen, before zooming out to show time warp pendulum dragon roaring

raido on nau!

(ride on now!)

yema was shown mounting onto star strike pendulum dragon before showing both twins clutching their pendants

biribu x biribu

(believe x believe)

time warp pendulum dragon was shown running along for a

ief moment before zooming out

eburibadi goin' kabe wo tsukiyabure!

(everybody's goin',

eak through the wall!)

the zoomed out perspective showed yuko riding on time warp pendulum dragon while yema clung onto his back to keep from falling, before yuko thrust out his hand and activated a spell, which twinkle kuriboh and another blue puffball emerged from

yua gona bito itto bito!

(you're gonna beat it beat!)

the two summoned kurbiohs danced around each other happily

mugendai no fyuchā mayoi wa buttobase!

(the future's infinite, throw your hesitation to the wind!)

yema nervously waved at the little monsters, who both looked happy and flew back to land on their owner's shoulders before yuko grabbed his deck and drew a card, which created a

ight red glow from the trail

meiku itto meiku itto yuki dashite (bureiku itto nau)

(make it, make it, be courageous (

eak it now))

yuzu and gonenzaka, both smiled and held out their arms happily

steppu aheddo! fumidase yo (du itto nau)

(step ahead! go forth (do it now))

sora, ayu, futoshi and tatsuya all jumped into the air happily

otanoshimi wa kore kara da! so daremo ga biribā!

(the fun's just beginning! so, everyone's a believer!)

the twins were shown riding on time warp pendulum dragon's back, before they both extended their arms and several monsters from their deck burst from behind and zoomed forwards. star strike pendulum dragon flew in next to time warp pendulum dragon, and the twins hopped onto it, as it flew high up into the sky far above the city

biribu x biribu biri-biri-biri badizu!

(believe x believe, electric buddies!)

multiple flashes appeared, showing yuzu, gongenzaka, shuzou, ayu, futoshi, tatsuya and sora, before cutting out to show everyone standing in front of the you show duel school, with both twins in the middle of an argument, with the others all standing around them amused.

yuko pov:

i tapped my foot impatiently on the ground.

"are you done now!?" i asked yema, who had been by the sink for almost 10 minutes now

"no!" she said, flicking water in my face, before turning back to the sink and muttering to herself "there's still all this dust in my hair…"

i groaned

"girls…" i muttered under my

eath

"smack"

huh. when did the floor get there?

i heard yema trying (and failing) to stop from laughing as i rubbed my face where yuzu had smacked me.

"your mouth's like a

oken lid," yuzu said, putting her paper fan away to who-knows-where, "you just can't shut it, even when you really should"

i just grinned and stood back up.

"i'm gonna go get some ice cream," yuzu said, walking towards the door.

"ooh-ooh, i want some!" futoshi said excitedly

"me too!" tatsuya said

"count me in!" sora said, even though he was still sucking on a lollipop

"can you get me some?" yema asked

i glanced over at yuzu who just had a comedic sweat drop on her head. i smiled

"i'll come," i said, moving from my spot against the wall

"me too!" ayu said, running over to me. i bent down, and ayu hopped onto my back, gripping my shoulders.

"can you get me two scoops?" futoshi asked excitedly. i chuckled

"sure," i said, opening the door and walking out

"remind me not to tell anyone next time i feel like ice cream," yuzu said, holding the rather large bag of ice cream on her hand.

"it's not so bad," i said, wincing as ayu pulled on my hair.

"stop that!" i said playfully "i'm not giving you my pendant!"

ayu pouted dramatically

"but i wanna play with it!" she said, yanking my hair again. i winced and playfully tousled ayu's hair.

"shush!" yuzu suddenly said pulling me down.

"what!?" i hissed quietly. yuzu pointed up the bank of the river without any words. at the top, two of shingo's goons were giving us some exposition

"-says he's got this new strategy to beat yema," the...goon #1 said.

"yeah" goon #2 continued "and his new deck can perfectly beat down her weaknesses"

"we'd better hurry," goon #1 said "shingo gets even more cranky when he's hungry"

with their loud discussion of shingo's plan done, the two goons hurried off back to shingo's hideout

"we should go warn yema!" ayu said.

"she saved my deck for me," i thought to myself "i'll return the favor"

"no," i said, shaking my head "let's follow them"

are you sure we should be here?" yuzu asked me nervously. i could feel ayu nervously gripping my hair.

"i have to pay my sister back," i said, gently placing ayu back onto the ground

"what are you going to do? ayu asked me nervously. i didn't say anything, and instead, pulled out my duel disk and inserted my deck into it. yuzu's eyes widened

"you aren't planning on-" she started to say before i cut her off

"you two head back to you show," i said, placing my duel disk onto my arm. yuzu nodded and ran off, with ayu gripping to her hand. swallowing my nervousness, i kicked open the door to the warehouse. to my extreme satisfaction, i found shingo choking on his pie, likely from the surprise of me kicking open the door. i smiled

"hey shingo," i said, walking into the warehouse. finally, shingo, (who had drunk half a water bottle) still gasping for air, spoke

"sakaki!" he spat. "didn't either of you would be dumb enough to show your faces here. guess i was wrong!" instead of replying, i simply activated my duel disk. understanding my challenge, shingo stood up and activated his own duel disk

"you're lucky sakaki!" shingo said, inserting his deck into his duel disk. "you get to see the masterful strategy i'm going to use to defeat your sister with!"

"we'll see," i said, drawing my hand. shingo did the same

"alright, shingo!" i said, "let's…"

"due-" we both began to shout, before…

"ahhhh!" goon #3 screamed, falling back as the doors flew open again. this time, it was a girl on a red motorcycle, wearing a matching red riding suit and helmet.

i heard her shout something as she rode by me before skidding to a stop in front of shingo. the girl had long dark

own hair, but i couldn't see much else of her appearance. her outfit was entirely red, with jagged yellow lines along it, and a red helmet with a yellow spot on the front.

"who the heck are you!?" shingo screamed, still startled from the girl's sudden entrance.

"that's irrelevant!" the girl said, waving it off with her hand, before activating the motorcycle's (no, duel runner's) built in duel disk "let's duel!"

"heh, card games on motorcycles," i thought to myself, amused, remembering the video made by a certain youtuber

"ah, i see what's going on here," shingo said, in a voice that told me he definitely had no clue what was going on "you called her here because you were too scared to duel me! well, i'll just beat your friend, then beat you!"

"shut up and duel me!" the girl said, drawing her cards. "let's…"

"duel!" both shouted

unknown: 4000 lp, hand 5

shingo: 4000 lp, hand 5

"i'll go first, kay?" the girl said, activating a spell "i use the spell card 'foolish burial!'"

the card appeared in front of her, showing the open grave

"i'll send junk speedster to the graveyard," the girl said, slipping the card from her deck to the graveyard. shingo scoffed

"why would you send your own cards to the graveyard?" he asked her mockingly "you're dumber than i thought"

"we'll see!" the girl said, "i'll set three cards face-down, and end my turn!" the three cards appeared

iefly before fading away

"i draw!" shingo said, drawing a card

shingo: 4000 lp, hand 6

unknown: 4000 lp, hand 1

shingo smirked

"how about i use your facedown cards?" he asked, "since you control at least 2 spells or traps, i can special summon 'escher the frost vassal' from my hand!" a chilly wind blew in a small circle as a man in light blue armor and a weird blue hat appeared

escher the frost vassal lv4/water/aqua/effect/atk800/def1000

"now i tribute escher in order to tribute summon 'mobius the frost monarch'!" shingo said, escher dissolving as a giant knight with a cape appeared